[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 24860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6339]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service


Royalty Policy Committee--Notice of Renewal

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Royalty Policy Committee.

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SUMMARY: Following consultation with the General Services 
Administration, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the 
Interior is renewing the Royalty Policy Committee.
    The Royalty Policy Committee will provide advice related to the 
performance of discretionary functions under the laws governing the 
Department of the Interior's management of Federal and Indian mineral 
leases and revenues. The Committee will review and comment on revenue 
management and other mineral-related policies and provide a forum to 
convey views representative of mineral lessees, operators, revenue 
payors, revenue recipients, governmental agencies, and the interested 
public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Dan, Minerals Management Service, 
Minerals Revenue Management, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165, telephone 
(303) 231-3392.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the Royalty Policy Committee is in the public 
interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the 
Department of the Interior by 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq., 30 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq., and 30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.

    Dated: April 13, 2006.
P. Lynn Scarlett,
Acting Secretary of the Interior.
 [FR Doc. E6-6339 Filed 4-26-06; 8:45 am]
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